Colonial Life

Our First Thoughts About Colonial Life

• Indians helped with knowledge of how to grow crops
• There was a war between the Indians and the settlers
• settlers lived on the boat sometimes
• had to clear the land to put houses up
• they were squished together on the boat like sardines
• fought in wars
• lot of the people had to deal with sick people on the boat
• traveled alone (on land)
• someone who lives in a colony
• had to figure out what plants were good to eat
• had to make new clothing
• no houses
• no streets
• no towns
• no horses
• was like their normal living but in a different country
• Hard work from morning to bedtime